Taco Tuesday is a big deal all over the world. Ok maybe just the Instagram blogger world but it certainly is a really good midweek day to have this fun creative cuisine. There are so many ways to eat a taco. Soft shell, hard shell, in a salad. Today I have another way to eat a taco and that’s on a flatbread. I used my grill to char naan that I bought from Trader Joe’s (you can also use the top of your burner if your have a gas oven),...
There was always a dish growing up that I couldn’t get enough of. I remember my grandmother Kashering fresh chicken livers straight from the butcher under the broiler, and then being able to have these amazing fresh hot chicken livers. I love them plain, but I also love them as chopped liver and even in large chunks with sautéed onions. I now make a version of liver and onions that reminds me of the way my grandmother made them. It’s a...
With spring in the air I’m always looking for salads that are also full meals, and are super easy to make. I even make this salad on Shabbos because all the ingredients can be cold. it’s also a great salad because it fills you up! I don’t always love quinoa but in salads, I find it a fun welcome texture against the lettuce and other veggies. This salad is jam packed with flavor and texture from the meat to the dressings to the little...
I’m a big fan of Israel and with that I’m also a fan of its cuisine. The first stop off any flight I have to the mother country, is always to get my shawarma and falafel fix. I mean even the best falafel and shawarma in the U.S is comparable to the worst shawarma and falafel in Israel. You literally cannot go wrong at the local shawarma joint on any block. Since I can’t always be in Israel, even though I wish I could, I try and bring these...
I told you how obsessed I am with all things Moroccan lately. Well I’ve been making Moroccan fish, I already told you about my Moroccan chili and I dream about what else I can make with these flavors. My older son has been watching his waistline so I’ve been trying to come up with healthy options for him to eat along with the rest of the family. I know he has a big love for all things mushroom and I was in the produce store the other day and...
Lately, I have been obsessed with all things Moroccan. I even think I need to take a trip to Morocco and I’ve been getting a lot of pressure from a certain Maître D and his brother to do so. For now, I guess I’ve decided to just cook with their spices and amazing Ingredients. For the Super Bowl, I made a Moroccan chili which was devoured before I even was able to serve it granted I started off with only a small amount, I just figured...
Grain and veggie bowls have become increasingly popular. I really enjoy having so many different fun textures in one bowl. It’s also a super easy meal with all the veggies grains and proteins in one dish. I love roasted veggies because of the sweetness that comes out of the veggies once roasted and I am also an avid sausage lover. For these bowls I actually used kielbasa, a garlicky thick type of a cured sausage you might call it. I used...
I love a really good steak. There are so many different variations of meat it gets confusing in the meat aisle. I’m a big rib steak fan but lately I’ve been turned on to other cuts. I learned the hard way that if you want steak you can actually chew it has to be good quality. I rely on American meat for that quality, and usually meat from Alle Processing /Meal Mart never lets me down. A good piece of meat should need nothing but salt and...
I have a daughter who loves potatoes. She loves them in any way shape and form. Kugel, roasted mashed I need to make every Shabbos or I guess off with my head. In our house I guess you call them shalom bayis foods. For me it’s roasted eggplant and techina and for her it’s all about the potatoes. I need to get really creative for her because I get bored easily and I need to keep changing things up. I kind of got the inspiration for this from...
On yontif we used eat by the Rabbi of the shul for a meal. His rebbetzin is an amazing cook! She always made the most yummy and intricate dishes. One meal she made pastrami stuffed chicken and I will never forget it. I really enjoyed it so much I needed to recreate my own version at home. It really isn’t hard to make but looks so pretty and fancy people think you slaved all day in the kitchen. The frying is mostly for the color and to...
